Orders being accepted for gov't bonds targeting individuals

Orders being accepted for gov't bonds targeting individuals

TOKYO, Japan - A UFJ Bank clerk (R) briefs a customer on Japan's first government bonds specifically targeting individuals, to be issued March 10 in Tokyo's Otemachi district Feb. 3. Commercial banks, securities houses and post offices began accepting orders for the bonds the same day.

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